In Praise of Mortality
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Published: February 7, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781594481727
Subjects: German Poetry; Poetry; American - General; Poetry / General; General
First sentence: FOR A DECADE that encompassed the First World War, Rainer Maria Rilke, already recognized as a major poet, wondered in torment whether he had lost the voice and inspiration that gave rise to his work.